Table 2.
Total and mean daily visits, by period—internal and surgical EDs
| COVID-19 period | Pre-pandemic baseline | p value | % Change | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean (SD) | LCI 95% | UCI 95% | N | Mean (SD) | LCI 95% | UCI 95% | |||
| Internal EDs | ||||||||||
| Pre-first lockdown | 6985 | 521.7 (102.3) | 519.3 | 524.1 | 17,366 | 634.3 (91.5) | 632.9 | 635.6 | < 0.001 | − 17.8% |
| First lockdown | 11,486 | 337.0 (56.3) | 336.0 | 338 | 41,742 | 608.2 (82.1) | 607.4 | 609.0 | < 0.001 | − 44.6% |
| Post-first lockdown | 75,475 | 502.3 (76.7) | 501.8 | 502.9 | 188,005 | 622.5 (84.9) | 622.2 | 622.9 | < 0.001 | − 19.3% |
| Second lockdown | 12,432 | 450.8 (53.1) | 449.9 | 451.7 | 34,724 | 633.8 (93.1) | 632.8 | 634.7 | < 0.001 | − 28.9% |
| Post-second lockdown | 32,247 | 469.3 (61.3) | 468.7 | 470 | 82,990 | 604.0 (80.0) | 603.5 | 604.6 | < 0.001 | − 22.3% |
| Third lockdown | 20,285 | 493.2 (68.5) | 492.3 | 494.2 | 51,343 | 621.9 (79.9) | 621.3 | 622.6 | < 0.001 | − 20.7% |
| Post-third lockdown | 10,465 | 508.2 (68.3) | 506.9 | 509.5 | 24,908 | 603.3 (76.4) | 602.4 | 604.3 | < 0.001 | − 15.8% |
| Total (year) | 169,375 | 481.1 (82.9) | 480.7 | 481.5 | 441,078 | 617.9 (84.3) | 617.6 | 618.1 | < 0.001 | − 22.1% |
| March–April 2021 | 35,108 | 580.3 (87.6) | 579.4 | 581.3 | 73,571 | 615.9 (87.3) | 615.3 | 616.6 | < 0.001 | − 5.6% |
| Surgical EDs | ||||||||||
| Pre-first lockdown | 6908 | 517.9 (103.0) | 515.4 | 520.3 | 16,899 | 616.7 (86.3) | 615.4 | 618.0 | < 0.001 | − 16.0% |
| First lockdown | 10,316 | 304.4 (54.9) | 303.3 | 305.5 | 42,310 | 619.7 (94.2) | 618.9 | 620.7 | < 0.001 | − 50.9% |
| Post-first lockdown | 77,728 | 518.3 (80.2) | 517.8 | 518.9 | 192,270 | 638.3 (91.4) | 637.9 | 638.7 | < 0.001 | − 18.8% |
| Second lockdown | 13,490 | 493.9 (71.6) | 492.7 | 495.1 | 35,203 | 649.3 (107.6) | 648.2 | 650.4 | < 0.001 | − 23.9% |
| Post-second lockdown | 36,054 | 524.6 (66.9) | 523.9 | 525.3 | 81,066 | 593.7 (89.6) | 593.1 | 594.4 | < 0.001 | − 11.6% |
| Third lockdown | 19,954 | 485 (66.4) | 484.1 | 485.9 | 45,742 | 555.7 (74) | 555.0 | 556.4 | < 0.001 | − 12.7% |
| Post-third lockdown | 8485 | 415.4 (71.2) | 413.9 | 416.9 | 17,960 | 467.2 (53.8) | 466.4 | 468.0 | < 0.001 | − 11.1% |
| Total (year) | 172,935 | 496.1 (92.3) | 495.6 | 496.5 | 431,450 | 612.3 (98.7) | 612.0 | 612.6 | < 0.001 | − 19.0% |
| March–April 2021 | 35,324 | 591.9 (82.9) | 591.0 | 592.7 | 71,391 | 625 (92.7) | 624.3 | 625.7 | < 0.001 | − 5.3% |